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Logan on Islanders’ Losses

July 2nd, 2007 by murph

Newsday’s Greg Logan has an article in the paper today and a couple of blog posts on yesterday’s UFA action.

Most interesting is the $$$ (isn’t it always?). Smyth signed in Colorado for less than the Islanders offered and meanwhile the Islanders lowballed every other UFA we had and lost out on them.

Ryan Smyth, who generated so much excitement when Islanders general manager Garth Snow acquired him from Edmonton at the trade deadline, spurned their five-year offer worth $32.5 million. Instead, Smyth agreed to a five-year deal for $31.25 million with Colorado that would return him to the Western Conference.

Coming off a career-best 40-goal season, Blake signed a five-year deal worth $20 million with Toronto that actually exceeded his asking price with the Islanders by $2 million. Snow is believed to have offered three years for $10 million.

After topping the Islanders in ice time and assists, Poti was offered a three-year deal by the Islanders for close to $10 million, but Washington stepped up with a four-year deal worth $14 million.

Kozlov also enjoyed a career-best 25-goal season with the Islanders, but he was offered only a modest raise over his previous one-year deal for $865,000. The Caps went to $5 million for two years. Florida gave Zednik $3.25 million for two years.

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